This action approves an award in the amount of $500,000 to the city of new bern to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in new bern, north carolina

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the City of New Bern, North Carolina $500,000 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) to conduct brownfields assessment and planning activities from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Specifically, the City will inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning for 18 sites, including developing site-specific cleanup plans and analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives for two sites. The City will also hold three community meetings, develop four planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submit quarterly reports. No subawards are included. The work will benefit residents, businesses and brownfields in and near New Bern.

Brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities, and will report on interim progress and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form using EPA's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres).subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the recipient anticipates conducting 18 phase i and 5 phase II environmental site assessments, holding 3 community meetings, developing 2 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing 4 planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and brownfield in and near new bern, north carolina.